NY State Assembly Bill 2011-A37

Assembly Bill A37

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Updates statute directing agencies to seek information on the status of veterans receiving assistance to promote referral of veterans to agencies for benefits

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 23, 2012	enacting clause stricken committed to veterans' affairs
Jan 04, 2012	ordered to third reading cal.2 returned to assembly died in senate
May 16, 2011	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs delivered to senate passed assembly
May 12, 2011	advanced to third reading cal.286
May 10, 2011	reported
Apr 07, 2011	print number 37a
Apr 07, 2011	amend and recommit to veterans' affairs
Jan 05, 2011	referred to veterans' affairs

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2011-A37 - Details

Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §354-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: A11691

2011-A37 - Summary

Updates statute directing agencies to seek information on the status of veterans receiving assistance to promote referral of veterans to agencies for benefits.

2011-A37 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   37

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to veterans' benefits

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 354-a of the executive law, as  separately  amended
by  sections  34  and 68 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
  S 354-a. Information  on  status  of  veterans  receiving  assistance.
Departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies of the
state  and  political  subdivisions  thereof,  which provide assistance,
treatment, counseling, care, supervision or  custody  in  service  areas
involving  health,  mental  health, family services, criminal justice or
employment, including but not limited to the office  of  alcoholism  and
substance  abuse  services, office of mental health, office of probation
and correctional alternatives, office of children and  family  services,
office  of  temporary  and  disability assistance, department of health,
department of labor,  local  workforce  investment  boards,  office  [of
mental  retardation  and]  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH developmental disabilities,
department of  correctional  services  and  division  of  parole,  shall
request  assisted  persons  to  provide information with regard to their
veteran status and military experiences. Individuals  identifying  them-
selves  as  veterans  shall  be  advised  that the division of veterans'
affairs and local veterans' service  agencies  established  pursuant  to
section  three hundred fifty-seven of this article provide assistance to
veterans regarding benefits under federal  and  state  law.  Information
regarding  veterans  status  and  military  service provided by assisted
persons solely to implement this section shall be protected as  personal
confidential  information under article six-A of the public officers law
against disclosure of confidential material, and used only to assist  in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD00584-01-1

A. 37                               2

the diagnosis, treatment, assessment and handling of the veteran's prob-
lems  within the agency requesting such information and in referring the
veteran to the division of veterans' affairs for information and assist-
ance  with  regard  to benefits and entitlements under federal and state
law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2011-A37A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §354-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: A11691

2011-A37A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Updates statute directing agencies to seek information on the status of veterans receiving assistance to promote referral of veterans to agencies for benefits.

2011-A37A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  37--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Veterans'  Affairs  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to veterans' benefits

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 354-a of the executive law, as separately amended
by sections 34 and 68 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2010,  is
amended to read as follows:
  S 354-a. Information  on  status  of  veterans  receiving  assistance.
Departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies of the
state and political  subdivisions  thereof,  which  provide  assistance,
treatment,  counseling,  care,  supervision  or custody in service areas
involving health, mental health, family services,  criminal  justice  or
employment,  including  but  not limited to the office of alcoholism and
substance abuse services, office of mental health, office  of  probation
and  correctional  alternatives, office of children and family services,
office of temporary and disability  assistance,  department  of  health,
department  of  labor,  local  workforce  investment  boards, office [of
mental retardation and] FOR PEOPLE  WITH  developmental  disabilities[,]
AND  department  of  [correctional  services  and  division  of  parole]
CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, shall request assisted persons to
provide information with regard to their  veteran  status  and  military
experiences.  Individuals  identifying  themselves  as veterans shall be
advised that the division  of  veterans'  affairs  and  local  veterans'
service  agencies  established  pursuant to section three hundred fifty-
seven of this article provide assistance to veterans regarding  benefits
under  federal  and state law. Information regarding veterans status and
military service provided by assisted persons solely to  implement  this
section  shall  be  protected as personal confidential information under

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD00584-02-1

A. 37--A                            2

article six-A of the public officers law against disclosure of confiden-
tial material, and used only to  assist  in  the  diagnosis,  treatment,
assessment  and  handling  of  the  veteran's problems within the agency
requesting such information and in referring the veteran to the division
of veterans' affairs for information and assistance with regard to bene-
fits and entitlements under federal and state law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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